TAOUFIK A. SADAT, M.D. (Tao-feek Sa-dat)
EDUCATION
POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION: JULY1997-JUNE 2001, 4 YRS PROGRAM, OPHTHALMOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA/PALMETTO RICHLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, COLUMBIA SC 29203.
INTERNSHIP: JULY 1996- JUNE 1997, DEPT. OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, HUNTINGTON, WV 25755
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE: MAY 1996, MARSHALL U. SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, HUNTINGTON, WV 25755.
MASTER OF SCIENCE: PHYSICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE, DEC. 1990, MU, HUNTINGTON, WV 25755.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE: ZOOLOGY & CHEMISTRY, AUG. 1986, MU, HUNTINGTON, WV 25755.
ASSOCIATE OF ART: MAY 1983, SWVC COLLEGE, LOGAN, WV 25601.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MAY 02- PRESENT: OPHTHALMOLOGY PRIVATE PRACTICE, 22 MALLARD COURT, BECKLEY, WV 25801
MAR 02- July2006: OPHTHALMOLOGY PRIVATE PRACTICE, 2500 MOUNTAINEER BLVD, CHARLESTON WV
AUG 01- APRIL 02: PHYSICIAN SPECIALTY CLINICS, TAZEWELL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, 141 BEN BOLT AVE, TAZEWELL VA 24651
SEP. 00- PRESENT: COMPENSATION & PENSION EYE EXAMINER, DORN VA MEDICAL CENTER, COLUMBIA SC 29209.
JULY 00- JUNE 01: CHIEF RESIDENT, DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF SC/PALMETTO RICHLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, COLUMBIA SC 29203
SEP. 93- MAY 94: GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT, PHYSIOLOGY DEPT., MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, HUNTINGTON, WV 25755.
SEP. 92- MAY 93: GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT, HIGHER EDUCATION FOR LEARNING PROBLEMS, MARSHALL UNIVERSITY, HUNTINGTON, WV 25755.
SEP. 91- MAY 92: ADJUNCT FACULTY, SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, LOGAN, WV. COURSES: PHYSICAL SCIENCE 109 & 110 COMPUTER SCIENCE DP 109.
NOV. 88- MAY 92: RESEARCH LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST, PHYSIOLOGY DEPT., MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, HUNTINGTON, WV.
SEP. 87‑ MAY 88: GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT, PHYSICS DEPT., MARSHALL U., HUNTINGTON, WV.
RESERCH & PUBLICATIONS
N. LIN, G. LU, L. CHENZHUO, R.M. DAVIS, J. LI, S. GREWAL, T. SADAT, D.T. YEE, R.C. TRIPATHI. CHROMOSOME ABNORMALITY, P53 ALLELIC DELETION AND OVER EXPRESSION OF VEGF, VEGF R1, IGF-I AND IGF-I R IN PTERYGIUM. ARVO 2001
PAKALNIS, V. A., LAMBERT, H. M., DODDS, M. T., AND SADAT, T. A. IRIS NEOVASCULAR TUFTS: MORPHOLOGY, ETIOLOGY, AND TREATMENT. ABSTRACT ARVO 2000.
SADAT, T., CHALAM, K.V., HACKETT, S., AND TRIPATHI, R.C. ENHANCED VISUALIZATION AND ACCESS OF PERIPHERAL RETINA IN TRANS PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY SURGERY WITH USAGE OF A DUAL FUNCTION CURVED LIGHT AND LASER PROBE. ARVO 1999.
SADAT, T. A., CHALAM, K. V., AND TRIPATHI, R. C. AMIODARONE INDUCED OCULAR TOXICITY. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. ANNUAL RESIDENT RESEARCH DAY SYMPOSIUM. APRIL 3, 1998.
“IS NODULAR GASTRITIC MUCOSAL APPEARANCE (NGA) A SIGN FOR H. PYLORI INFECTION IN CHILDREN?”, ANAVATTI RAGUVEERA MD., SADAT TAOUFIK MD., PERMINDER VAID MD., AND YORAM ELITSUR; DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS, PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY SECTION, MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, HUNTINGTON, WV. PRESENTED AT THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY 61ST ANNUAL MEETING, OCTOBER 1996.
“AMNESIA ON TRIAL” CASE STUDY PRESENTED ON MARSHALL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH DAY, HOLIDAY INN GATEWAY, BARBOURSVILLE, WV 25705. MARCH 1995.
PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY EXTERNSHIP (SIX WEEKS), SUMMER 1993. SECTION OF CARDIOLOGY, DEPT. OF MEDICINE, MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, HUNTINGTON, WV 25755.
“MULTIPLE CONDUCTANCE STATES OF THE LIGHT-ACTIVATED CHANNEL OF LIMULUS VENTRAL PHOTORECEPTORS: ALTERATION OF CONDUCTANCE STATE DURING LIGHT.”, EDWIN C. JOHNSON, JUAN BACIGALUPO, CECILIA VERGARA AND JOHN E. LISMAN, JOURNAL OF GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY (1991), 97(6):1187-205.
“LOCALIZATION OF PHOTOTRANSDUCTION IN LIMULUS VENTRAL PHOTORECEPTORS: A DEMONSTRATION USING CELL-FREE RHABDOMERIC VESICLES”, JUAN BACIGALUPO AND EDWIN C. JOHNSON, VISUAL NEUROSCIENCE (1992), 8, 41-47.
LICENSES & CERTIFICATES
SOUTH CAROLINA MEDICAL LICENSE
VIRGINIA MEDICAL LICENSE
WEST VIRGINIA MEDICAL LICENSE
LADAR VISION EXCIMER LASER CERTIFIED, ALCON SUMMIT AUTONOMOUS, MAY 01.
VISX EXCIMER LASER SYSTEM CERTIFIED, VISX, MAY 2001.
ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT, AUG. 1996.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, FEBRUARY 1982.
CPR & EMERGENCY CARDIAC CARE PROVIDER, 82-97.
HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL, BECKLEY WV.
TAZEWELL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, TAZEWELL VA.
BLUEFIELD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, BLUEFIELD WV.
PRINCETON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, PRINCETON WV.
ST. LUKE’S HOSPITAL, BLUEFIELD WV.
DORN’S VA MEDICAL CENTER, COLUMBIA SC.
HONORS & AFFILIATIONS (PAST & PRESENT)
KANAWHA COUNTY OPHTHALMIC SOCIETY
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
SOUTH CAROLINA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA OPHTHALMOLOGY SOCIETY
CONTACT LENS ASSOCIATION OF OPHTHALMOLOGIST
THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN VISION AND OPHTHALMOLOGY
WEST VIRGINIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY
DEAN'S LIST, SOUTHERN WV COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND MARSHALL UNIVERSITY.
LEADERSHIP RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION AWARD, MARSHALL UNIVERSITY.
OUTSTANDING SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, MARSHALL UNIVERSITY.
PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE FOR ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, MU.
PRESIDENT OF MARSHALL UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL CLUB 1988-1989
SPANISH CLUB, MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE, USC DEPT. OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. 00-01
COMMUNITY SERVICE
PROJECT INSIGHT FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN 2002-2003
EYE CARE AMERICA VOLUNTEER 2002-2003
TAZEWELL COMMUNITY HEALTH SCREENING DAY OCT 13, 2001
SOUTH CAROLINA RURAL DIABETIC EYE SCREENING 1998, 1999, & 2000
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE FAIR 1998, 1999, 2000
EMERGENCY SERVICE VOLUNTEER, LOGAN WV 1982-1985
SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING, Orlando FL, NOV. 02
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING, NEW ORLEANS LA, NOV. 01
THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN VISION AND OPHTHALMOLOGY (ARVO) ANNUAL MEETING, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 4/29-5/4/ 2001
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING, DALLAS TX, OCT. 2000
SOUTH EAST REGIONAL OPHTHALMOLOGY MEETING, HILTON HEAD, SC JUNE 22-25, 2000
THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN VISION AND OPHTHALMOLOGY (ARVO) ANNUAL MEETING, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. MAY 1999
NORTH CAROLINA/ SOUTH CAROLINA OPHTHALMOLOGY SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, ASHEVILLE, NC JUNE1998
CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA OPHTHALMOLOGY SOCIETY BIMONTHLY MEETINGS 1997-2001
EDUCATIONAL COURSES
BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER OPHTHALMOLOGY REVIEW COURSE, FORT SAM HOUSTON, ST. ANTONIO TX, MARCH 19-23, 2001
C-LASIK: LAMELLAR REFRACTIVE SURGERY COURSE & WETLAB, BAUSCH & LOMB SURGICAL, DALLAS TEXAS, FEB. 2001
VISX LASER VISION & VISX PTK COURSES, TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA, DEC. 2000
ALCON CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL ED OPHTHALMOLOGY PROGRAM, FORT WORTH TX, NOV. 2000
MORIA’S MICROKERATOM SYSTEM CERTIFICATION COURSE & WETLAB, COLUMBIA SC, SEP. 2000
LADARVISION SYSTEM TRAINING, AUTONOMOUS, COLUMBIA SC, SEP. 2000
WILLS EYE HOSPITAL 25TH ANNUAL REVIEW COURSE, PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA, MARCH 2000
BASIC SCIENCE COURSE IN OPHTHALMOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, HOUSTON TX. FEB. 1-28, 1999
ORBITAL DISSECTION COURSE & WETLAB, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, HOUSTON TX., FEB. 1999
INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN OPHTHALMOLOGY, WILLS EYE HOSPITAL, PHILADELPHIA PA., JUL. 1-20, 1997.